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S S sIaa IS owl from s asa ssaa 4s:
top the deer r, have ,rr to2 row NIGHT est e. well
s s.y ICY Ssa s ss G may o ss.
's % sS. s sSssEn
that yon'll find the deer has been feedin'
S.ors h5 tssS have soS o% some Zine
laid down. come sgn % show wh Sss p sSss
t s::s az ~ s. aS. ss &c g; i:s
ss Er sH Sn seunS pss
so sa1 ss s,aSSaa sse
ssH ss Rst your g ss % e. thu 'sS ss
SSlnfs ss an mfsn hour az @
S Mr.; seh ySP SSSs tshiS ', y hour Y ao 4
vafis ~, s SSs 81 sH; ,Sss laid doNs '''
ssf s nss shs s Tasy er SssSes
SSssias th:s x s sSSss ssea se%
main oSss a. saYd i 70 Come ns up 70 The deer
Tho marks seem fresh like. you look for. sisns
{. s1s s sss he 3. have sss q r Az The a s
an you have p watch the Jag Of the land. all
" to 80. Your knowledge OF the country Gomez
IN there. OF course, to help or hinder 'cordin'
70 what you know an what you don't know.
wsSey Sh sos SSvs 70 nD %
get around IN front q them, Il Il possible, q
thisi 1t happens quite often, in which case all
you have to do 10 to shoot as well AZ you know
how; but, as general thing. guess the hun.
ter has to get around the top Of a hill. What
he has to look out for most is tho wind. What
ever way the wind blows he must go so as to
Of your way two Or three miles. but you have
to do y, for you don't want. the deer to scent
EgGna, Ef you got along all right you arc quite
laSiR, down on the Hill. within easy range.
deer, osn run faster than you can. Il knows the
Of 40 well as hear z hundred times better than
Of the animal ip still hpntin. There's NO de-
with hounds no waitin' for EN- in tho dark
whore they come to feed or drink, les more
sport to go on the still hunt unless man
q. deer noar to. But we fellers up here don't
kill deer for sport YOU know. We want the
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9othinf eroSna The Oins Her were ssn
stood out all over hef, shs quiyered with oI-
element, and her nostrils constently twitched:
She was my friends dog and the heroine Of
@SBBfiliT fastened the two dogs to leash. and
oS on USt to SSy as 1sbs se
followed ole siter him Ny friend wss well msapted
on his big Kentucky Thoroughbred. He had
been unable 70 secure anything for me s1se.spt
q little bronqho, pony. He was an odd little
beast and with his srShsd neck and Pink eyes
as ss s hsn .ss
but they had put on him 2 saddle meant for .
full sized horse. The Rirth was too long and
fcouldnt q, didn't try 70 shorten 1t As re-
suit the saddle slipped from eide 70 side omin-
t A. GdS sS fsa
think much about Thorn.
I'VE followed that rabbit track for over two
hours. over hills and bluffs, down through dry
gullles or arroyaa,' across streama and over
The dat prairie, but NO trace OF him did we nnd.
4heSd. AZ fsst We beaap 90 got dlssustsd. THO
were commencing to think that all the Jack
rabbits had gone further west. We were riding
along the dry bed Of an arroyo and were Just
SG%nS TSs1 Ta' ss sss s
froat OF a little cave or niche IN the rocks.
He saw US and was on like Ehite streak
over tho rocks. In an instant Dill slipped
tes leach IRON the stIsining. painting dogs.
hoFSss 70 the top Of their sped -
GoaId + asIklh6 aVSr 8 IksEs kllR aaa aaEa
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-25
ANOTHER x1ssAxD CASE
A Csuspioueus Dakota Editor brought TO
the East to be Tried for Arson.
ytosa tAs PAsadslpAta TYs,es

When the Chicago express came into the
Broad street station Last night Two, travel.
s sl one Il s WV r.. 2 Ss
other was st-year-old Alfred 3, teYts Of Mn;
bank, Rak9tS tex. yho "a Henry E ySlkmar. eSd
eleven ySs;srs .S 5e was brought back to answer
ioE o sls asg Yes ss pas.sr in the Star building
ss STdEs and sa X VofsI seS ssd
was r.
volkmarss printing once BY Inspector H Ssa
and on the the floor s was found fuse aIIed with
closet to the centre Of the fooF, There was
Vo%sr ws aaSssfa ~ Rho% as
son on the eha AK Of arsGn yolEmar vac re-
t ia p SoiEmar had Ned. ' 'a'' w.. ' ~
Il 1850 three men sopoarsd r. Lonely Part
f' sHs .ss D nss
SSs Souss three Il
Known a Alfred =. LeTiss Hs bessins re re
SraSi COUNTY RsuisiO; was Postmaster Of the
town for. over four, year,, and last June was
RRSPeS 81 baEos snH r. 80 sS s p 9
sSrS ss sWo when he ne
bsisctivo Wei. and he said Lewis was wanted
The news Of the arrest OF MflbAnk's most
prominent citizen fell like bomb among the
psoDle and there wss the greatest excitement,
His wife, q lovely young woman. was overcome
With grief. yolkniar. under his assumed name,
had lived q blameless life 10 Dakota and PIE
OF the people OF Grant county. As Demo:
cratic politician he had ths oopnty seat Of
the brightest PssoSPsS.s before ni Ensp s 5fs
be was willing TO come bach without 2 reagi-
onor loft Millbank the whole town accompanied
them TO tho station end gave spontaneous ex.
%S. Sny q sasS Gr Sompscn re-
sumed kls old once that 10 leafnsd Nhefe
S SiCls ~ SNs Ne eAa s'as NO ds'ss'' q
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[ At 4 I1QkA
I'd sit mptionless for hours. or until q deer
ss shs ne ssSssss 10 He
Iesns q change the position OF cramped limbs
ssS:tshf. And. Il often hsppeps that fhe
rude calmly reclihes ON tho one board In the
ss ZEE ss q sns sssrdd S sa IN
! s;s:, s;slSS ss saids assures him L much The
sssd hsely b1 Tho inhatlf snts OF 10 woods.
e r. rude .n Ssss s ais s'ssSsssGss
en9kthg q REQUEST. but for. himsslf when IN
hsak Tfts FORM d the chase Il seen ct IL 6sst
sass 2 4xAt GROW. but Y p much gsea n the
81 aSdes q shs re-
81 MI ~ Su .s, n no other WAY. Speaking Of
~ ssa ySa'fs Sa shs a.lll hun. .yoq give the
a a. o ast ss S Sos y sSudg ~.
ks Ssss s q VIZ IT S vSs a S M jss s
NH noffin an lokln' you 3est set still an
~ w ssss I'll Hp You We asstd
SsM hipa. ard ANYBODY can do that q hasn't
hunt and s. miSHty ~ pa st i how YOU
So sc az Tn.s sport fos So %ons want
nsht tn shootin' deer when he comes into the
sySss what q . sub y hunt ponaia 2.
Why. It's lust like this. You take II In win
after light snow. or even In the fall. whom
s1 sy aoa 0n 1T e o San iG9eln da Sr
SIl astsr ths ibth 81 November. 90 taint 40
- talktn' bout snow huntin. But s'posin'
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TIE FINIbH.
ss NTH o Ss ssss s g. b re- s h s0 sunss
around On 70 the little broncho's stomach. He
had sent lie saddls dsns Into The air and S1 was
a' p sso.. 4 ed msa run III. foot
SrSsss ana 1Sneens Sons save H. y
s q sosses
81 s sSss isSs sss.
Bit her n1ss under h left iors leg
the racs was over. Belle had won By score Of
0 to 6, The beautiful hounds stood proudly
eyer ths. prey s9d rsSstSsd the q
ITALIA Their mouths were open and tkeir
Sss dhsEl 81 9ber rah
sss u fs sss 4 III rs
Ssy 4. of Keep ' sS Mpy yaG
let out Jip and Nettle, the hounds which were
70 participate In the next race. They had
ss.:s Fl ess Ts
ss "a v dlsva h'% e6 q s.r q
snS hs sSs ana v Ssas
Tie bSoScSo had long since dlsappsated Y oVer
the plains In the direction OF Omaha I hoped
Dpd 60 hsss % to o,hs ss which
cd OF directly away from Denver, The wind
Greyhound Bills wagon until alter dark. DO
! conclpded to walk back to town. I.placed
"a oqt % ths weary twsiys:mlis tramp. The The
OF horsemen disappeared around a
hill, and o moment later . loud shout told me
that another rRbbit han been started, and tho
hounds Woro on again"
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srARcHrso yoA GAME.

sEARcHINo YoB GAME.
up. When the rabbit Is spied tho hounds are
let loose and rush after him. The whole crowd
Of horsemen follow after, whoopinE and yell
ing and urging on their horses to the top Of
their speed.
The hounds do not attempt at first to catch
the rabbit They arc too wary for that They
simply try to run him down. The Jack rabbit
is an expert at lodging. and the hounds try to
head him OF whenever he attempts to make a
sharp turn. At last BY superior strength. and
the advantage Of two to one, they succeed In
firing him out, and he falls an easy victim.
Every time hound heads the rabbit of It Is q
point in his favor. Two points are placed to
the credit Of the dog which catches tho rabbit.
referee. mounted on . swift sure horse,
leads the followers OF the dogs and marks tho
points. In this way II is decided which hound
wins. Stakes Of from S25 to 500 arc usually
up on these races. Mr.. Alonso Williams. who
spent several years In Colorado and IL an en-
thusiastic lover Of tho sport, tells the following
story Of his last coursing experience.
Last February business engagements called
me to Colorado and happened to spend . Sat-
urday night and Sunday in Denver. which for
several years had been my home. met In the
lobby Of the Windsor Hotel an old friend who.
like myself, was an enthusiastic lover Of coufs-
ing. Many time had we spurred on our horses
and ridden pell nell over the plains OF winter
morning. cheering on our respective hounds
as they headed on the srtful lodges Of our
Jack rabbit. My friend told mo that the Colo
RADIO Couysina Club WAs to have meet the
next morning. Thst was enough for me-. In
I've minutes had ell the arrangements made
to accompany the club, my friend agreeing to
procure me mount
EARLY Sunday morning We al mot at .
stable In town and started on for the plains
We wore motley throng 10 We clAttered
through the quiet streets. First, there was old
Greyhound BILL Is we called him. He WAS q
graduate Of cattle ranch. BEING an enthusi-
sst s Sys 81 ds ~ hsa S S sEns cssa
sna Wss ssa IL Ss cowboS Costume. Ii Srovs
ss9 Mas nSs ass T. ssss
ss day. pssa issts D. AZ. xsn
Essn there sefa asas ss
n msinis i Tor tie G ssmsss & @
BACK q IL rsslns spifisa fSroash shs town
and out S y lie I'd Shsslr1 6rsef ros
hs have have q fs' ss ss sea rS a.
was Just cool enough to be bracing. A light
plain the tracks Of the. rabbits and not deep
enough t. interfere With riding. lay, over ne
sdfs 4ss sr s SsS seSS
BIZ found fresh one. Then he lot out Of the
cage the two hounds which were to run the
were hot for the chase. They rushed from the
cage and began to Jump around Bill. trembling
They were beautiful specimens. Flora. the
largest, was dark mouse color oil over, with
the exception Of q. white SPOT on her breast.
thin snout. Belle. the other. one was. small
greyhound, but exquisitely formed. Her body,
while fairly full In tho chest. tapered to almost
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A HOE CHABns
HE led the hounds . noble chase. II was
fully Ave minutes before they caught up to
him at all. although they were stralning every
nerve Flora was bounding over the snow
% the eo gtc ly Bee was dashfns along With
head erect. and every muscle Of lite greatest
on hjs long legs, looking like nothing but q
streak Of light Brown on the snow.
Finally they caught UP. with him. Then
doubled on his trail tims and again, until we
began 70 think they never would catch him.
Now they are right on to him. The old rabbit
makes q sudden daah.. Flora 10 too quick for
him. She wheels and drives him back to his
,..,l s score one point for Floral every
Nobody pays any attention to the orr. but
the, ridcrs keep up oonstant shouting and
The momep they sc ths Sabbi. trying n,
Now he tries tho doubling dodge. he wheels
quickly and starts back between the two dogs
toward the hOrsemen. =.
with. a few strides, Belle 70 ahead Of Mm,
and sends him back about his business. The
rabbit IA now beginning to show signs Of IL.
tieue. He does less running and more d0dR-
ing. The dogs arp. apparently. % fresh as
ever, and can run all around him and head him
Of wherever he IstAIts to 60; but they cnnt
oatoh him yet. He is too qrtful .gpd slippery
for them. But he won't last long. Hia struggles
arc becoming weaker and weaker. He and tho
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-25
AFTER THE JACK RABBIT.
an EXCITING SPORT ENJOYED nv THE
WILD WEST

An Antaai with LeaU Ears thss heats the
Fsx for Sporting Blesd-Hsunds that
Love the Chsse--One spertarasa's Uishap.
Ono Of themost exhilating sports known in
the West 10 Jack rabbit coursing on the plains.
II Is not INDUCED In in the Eastern States to
any great extent, owing 10 q lack OF plains and
Jack rabbits. But to many man who has
lived in tho West the mere mention OF tho
words will call up train OF memories OF
stirring dashes over the snow-covored prairics
after the rabbit and hounds.
A brace OF racing groyhounds held with q
leash. followed by SCORE or more OF lovers Of
the sport on horseback. start out on bracing
winter morning. when there ID llRhs covering
Of snow on the ground, Tor the plnces whore the
jack rabbits are wont to coneregate. The jack
rabbit Ia unknown In the eastern part Of this
country. He 10 tho counterpart OF the English
hare. He Ia larger than the common rabbit or
cotton tail" He has long lsRs. and In race
is o runner worthy the attention Of the heetest
OF greyhounds. The coursers search In the
snow for fresh jack rabbit track and follow It
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AFTER ADIRONDACK DEER.


Ir>sHs>s. I.sehiuv, ana KinarsA weyA 81
Uurhertue--The so,entiAo stiii HEAT ana
~ Ssys-A Hsater's Dessriptish ~ 10.
Every train from the north brings 10 the
Nty varying number OF bronzed and blistered
nan In different stages OF recovery from the
buck fever. Perhaps one In dozen Of thom
hss shot his deer: two or three may have soen
oos and fred 0 harmless shot twenty feet TO
,indvard four may have hoard the warning
vhlstls OF the tlmid game, and the rest may
have spent weary days and niRhts in cramped
positions waiting for deer to show up and be
shot, For aimee Aug. Is Il has been lawful to
huut tho deer and the sportsmen who are sup.
poNsd to religiously observe the law and run
svsy irom . doe 40 they would from Satan be-
fors that date. are devoting their week or two
al vacation to attempts at slaughter. The usual
method Of hunting deer adopted by visitors
N tho Adirondsoks 10 that known as Jack
inss or floating" Both terms arise nom
natures in the manner OF conducting the
HINT The first comes nom the jack O
small lamp with big lens whicn 10 worn on
The head OF the hunter Just above tho left oye.
n 10 lifted Into leather cap. and whom the
hunt begins weighs about half pound. Two
hours later II weighs ton. II Is sAcred rule
Of the chase that tho hunter shall not touch
~ I'M, anti the deer il shot or tho hunt aban.
.sss ana !, \. nat n,orar "a hr,,.h .,s, ~.
mosquitoes and midgets that may choose to
msks an attack on the face and neck. for any
resturs might be mistaken by tho guide as q
Iien that deer had been sighted. 30 tho In
.scta and lack together combine fortunes al.
nsss lnsolsrsele to any but the experienced
hunters. This method Of hunting 10 also
csiIed . floating" because tho hunter sits
g.. -h,.h 4. .,sa..,,.a
n GOAT Wmcn propeneo noise.
leealy and very elowly about the pond
Hsaf the shore y the guide, AlmoSs any OF
peaaek REGION \ $500 place T. noat, hut thoss
1hs deer make such pSn nds 2 feeding ground
ben u al houEs q the night. They may also
b found there "a the DAYTIME II the hunter has
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etsep hill. Again q high hin would shut ofE
sgs N S ssSfar ssqs ssf ss
msil, and would est q better View from ths top
The emitted Test rsSs M rsn a sns as 70
sessed Oh great touEhnsss Of MUSCLE and
atrNnath OF Iunr.
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BADLY LEFT.
hounds arc running, turning, and twisting In
every direction. According TO the referees
ACCOUNT, Flora has now scored SIX points and
The horsefaen. who during the race have
Sor&iSS a 3 tie sWiftnsss q sssir ssseds. are
sWiitsr ones slow up On Account Of the twist.
Ing and turning Of tho rabbit. Ny bfoncho,
although he Il stout. etlrdy little FELLOW, and
haa carried me bravely over the hills and
through the valleys 10 unable to compete with
the fne running horses on which most Of the
Hsn are re, q n1sS Ths sqss are Tost q
does are right on the rabbit, and IL an instant
the race will b. over.
was dashIng down the last steep hill at
the base OF which the horsemsn with feeter
steeds were gathered. IN the excitement .pf
the moment ! forgot about my loose saddle
around, and found myself lying on my back
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soUIias 81 IL SSs Ss gone out With your gn5,
s:s s'sl IS sS:y saS FRI Z si ss
20 ssu pd a. Ys t rsP s as S Ssy
me hrowed awav without COMM across ;
6Sdr track. But some time or other you'll
ap o @Ss nina hsT hss sn On Th E SSS
StsSSS !neJ WAS there. A hunter gets TO under.
ao6oSdss ueh things from practice: you CANT tell
sshs III SsTs nSt " o SSu bsioIs tea
SAsaasS 70 BE- eHful careful how TO eof The
sSss sd e e; SSS S sss
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Countess On the inside course on Aug; II, 1870,
hs @ ny ~
u Sa G The RE- III ass
s ssa s IN
to soil not more than three races. and this
Defeat stimaiated the Canadians to one
herr The ssloop MisshIsf after preIiminsTy
Yankee model and the race was 1 q no CONGO.
slde Course on Nov ISL. By as 1 MINUTES ute So
ssecso q and q Nov 70 overthe outside course
the club 70 NJ seSuyier. S WIZ %" on FeS 1855
returned It under new conditions to the club:
ssss ~ + the and
the Thistle, they are given In full:
S Oh ss sHa
a an @ On S .s or
ss Tor Vessels q ~ SO sOns sha swsSs So snstis
Ing match for ins cup Win yseSt Or Other vessel pro-
peed b sails only and constfuoted IN the country
sSass of than 80 nor
than sS toms measured ~ the Custom House rule in
s ns p months notice
say e, IN &c ds
to q, for
both As 70 she date oeurse ms and any and
~ ss 81 which also the
s ass H &c:
70 il aI
ses hs hS Spo ne
Aoeompanyins ne siK months motto. there must be
statement q RID and name q he vessel
sSs sa @ esss! 81.
from the lime such contest has taken place. 'N''
for @
h ah hsSss III. Gun b,
sss ns,ionsty i may ssisct which may come undes
Ss ss ss ss s, Il:
tsspns 70 Be sa W % I ysehs euS'
s ssnsy
In all. five contests had been .wnged over the
tAmerIica,s cup, b9ta new series Of inferno,
Sir saseon 81 tbs
IN Britsh waters ehaliehged for ths cues ? T6e
bs1 Th sf PqTl.sn: %sasIiss y H. Ga%s ss'
the sss
took place. The first. over the inside course,
was sailed on Monday. Sept IA. 1885. This Is
s:s.:s. ss +
After allowance due to difference IN size was
made. the Puritan was declared winner by l8
% On Wednesday. Sept, 1e. there was a grand
race outside, twenty miles to Toward and back.
Down the WIND the Genesta gained, but up
s s:;,,,s sssIs Ss ss s HS;s
'Rs @ Minute s. sseonds
~ E. sssasss ss
ter about as fast ss the 9enesta. The May Nay
40 m9dsllsd BY MI. ID: BURGESS and owned
ny fn Ct s9f ep sss ss ssS
tic, built by . syndicate q the, Atlantic Yacht
Puritan. The first race. was sailed on tuesday.
ssp oSMss hs ps wao In light
ss.lze.-.r ,,s sssstI, y !;
0aatea......... ..................lo:o0:u $50 81
When the time allowance was taken out the
After one attempt to sail the 'o oatside race,
%s,S a. Sa sssoTsEs hdd dsk e. VIZ
tSoueh tSis race proved nothing the May
flower has since shown that even In o strong
wind she can whip the Galatea.. and so thore
was NO real hardship In the Huke
II the contests OF 1885 were witnessed by
thousands. those OF 1886 delighted the eyes
and gladdened the hearts Of tens Of thousands.
that amounts to absplute enthusiasm. The
interest is justified. No such wonderful mod
and the Thistle, and no better seamen ever
trod a wet deck than those who man tho two
boats. All that ingenuity and experience can
OF the new model cuttor and the filming OF the
lines OF the new slooD the two styles OF boats
have r been 6Eonght very Close tSgsthsr They
much aB judgment sways the friends Of both
sidee. No one may predict the issue absolutely,
but 1t is comforting to the American heart to
know that the majority OF our best sailors be-
lieve in the success OF the sloop.
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RAILROAD interference in politics will
always be offensive. That railroads do 80
interfere Ia rot 10 bo denied. Sometimes
they ere on one side, sometineC on On.
other. Jay Gould once said to an investi.
eating committee that In Republican
States hs was Republican, in Democrat
ic statea q Democrat, but always an Eric
Railroad man.
in Republican Pennsylvania tho Penn.
sylyania RAILROAD has played IN important
part in politics, as everybody knows who
hiss any knowledge ol the politics OF that
State, and with minor exceptions it has
been on ths Republican side. In Mary.
land It hos fought the Baltimore Ohio
with ;ts own weapons when OCCASION re.
quired, hu! it has never worked itsoli into
equal favor with the Maryland machine.
In West Virginia there Is not enough
Of the pannsy!vsnia syssem Tor it to cut
much OF figure in State politics il II had
the disposition. The Ohio River koad
has already ahown its hand In politics,
particularly In the fsto Senatorial ssrug.
gle, and this road is very young ono and
not very big one. 1t will bo bolder when
1t Is older and bigger. Ths Chesapeake 4
Ohio has not entirely kep. Its Gngsra ou.
OF the Stale political pie.
The Baltimore & Ohio has held a.rong
hand and played Il Tor all tho tricks. It
was particularly active in the late cam
psign. and now it Ia displaying rraat oagor.
ness 10 yet ready for tho next campaign.
This is Is a good timo to advance the
friendly augReation that Weat Virginia la
now 80 close as to make thin kind Of inter.
ference particularly hSzarlouu. Tho 10.
puhicaus OF this State are not blind, and
they may dsvslop aome obstinate human
nature.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-22
ALL AFLAME.
blg Coniiagratlon In tho Ohio Fleld-rwo
$500 Men Fatally llurnel. n. ~ A

TOLEDO, O., Sept. 2l.-Priya.e dispatches
have reached this city, bringing lnforma.
tlon Of big oil conAsgratlon near CySuet,
a little village on the Toledo, Columbus &
Southern Railway. Gl4li isS5
The field ia located one mile south OF
the village, where there are large storage
tanks, owned by the Buckeye Pipe Linz
standard OH Company, and consistlng
Of nearly q dozen large oil wells, oil Of
which have been flowing into these tanks.
Tho fire broke out last evening about s
O'Clock, the gas which had been continu.
ally exhaled by the wells becoming icnited
by the FIRE beneath an engine boiler. The
woods and everything in close proximity
to the wells being redolent with oil, were
OF once IN flames, and all efforts either to
extinRutsh the FIRE or shut of the Il ,w Of
OIL and gas were futile, and the fire con.
timed to burn until the deylcks and q
large portion Of the tanks were con.
sumed. !. : - - ' -
The engineer who had charge Of the
tieid, and whose name is not known, Ia
thought to have been fatally burned. The
life OF companion with him, name like.
wiae unknown. Is deBpaired Of. The loss
will excead $l00, 900. j.. 3. Ar lIsy Il-,,'s7'"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-22
"L1BERTY OR DEATu.n
Anarchist Pnrsons Don't Want m Appeal.
Iselenso or Nothing,

S"'ht Ah'hoho Ooh't want IN appeal.
Release or Nothing.
CHICAGO. Sept. 2l.-A. z. pareons, the
condemned Anarchist, sent for reporter
to-day and gave out for publication long
document addressed ITO the American
People," and made special request tha!
it be published without any alterations.
He quotes q. length tho evidence and
ruiings Of tho Supreme Court; saws
that the speeches credited to him in the
trla! we're garhloi extracts by excited and
imaginative newspaper repor:eru; that his
HaymarSet speech did not excite riot,
and there vas no connection bssween his
speeches and the death OF OHicer Degan :;
aaya the evidence did not show him
guilty, but proved his Innocence; that he
has been convicted aa an Anarchist and
not as a murderer. He came and gave
himself up for a fair trial, and appeals to
the American people TO avert the awful
crime OF judicial murder.
II an prepared to lay down my lite for
my rights and the rights Of my follow
men, but obiec! to being killed on false
and improyjzsd gccusaiione. Thcreto!e !
cannot countensnce or accept the efforts
Of those who would endeavor to procure
communication Of my sentence to imprisou-
ment in the pcnitentiary, neither do ap.
prove OF any tnrther appeala to the con rts
oi laTs. II l had nsver bean En- Anar.
chlst before my experience with the
Court and the laws wouli make an an
Hrchist Of me now. 1appeal not for mercy
but luatice. Give me liberty or give me
DEATH"